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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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